What is positive technology and its impact on cyberpsychology

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 181, Issue , 2012, Pages 37-41

  Riva, Giuseppe ^a,b  

^a ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Affective Quality; Connectedness; Engagement; Flow; Optimal Experiences; Positive Psychology; Positive Technology; Well being

Indexed keywords

CONNECTEDNESS; ENGAGEMENT; FLOW; OPTIMAL EXPERIENCES; POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY; WELL BEING;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CYBERNETICS; EMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SATISFACTION; TECHNOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CYBERNETICS; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); TECHNOLOGY; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84872007184     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.3233/978-1-61499-121-2-37     Document Type: Review

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